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- Integrating Dell Server Hardware Alerts Into SBS 2008 Report
- This white paper provides information on the Monitoring and Reporting feature in the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 SBS Console and the alert mechanism in Dell OpenManage systems management tool. It includes instructions to integrate the OpenManage alerts into the SBS System Report. This white paper is ideal for...
- White papers 2008-11-01
- Virtualization Using XenEnterprise With Dell PowerEdge Servers and Dell OpenManage
- Server Virtualization is fast becoming a fore-front technology in datacenters. Dell PowerEdge servers and storage coupled with XenEnterprise software from XenSource provide a compelling solution to realize a scalable and dynamic virtual datacenter. This paper describes an overview of XenSource's XenEnterprise virtualization software and the installation and configuration steps for...
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Proactive Maintenance and Power Management With Dell OpenManage and VMware Virtualization
- Administrators can combine the Dell OpenManage systems management suite with the cluster resources of VMware Infrastructure 3 to achieve proactive maintenance that enhances service continuity along with adaptive power utilization that helps reduce data center power and cooling costs. Cluster virtualization enables enterprises to consolidate existing workloads, reduce data center...
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Dell OpenManage Printer Manager (OMPM): Managing Your Printer Ecosystem Smartly
- Many organizations take drastic efforts to reduce business expenses but underestimate the savings that can be achieved through reducing print wastage and properly managing the imaging/output infrastructure. With OMPM, Dell delivers a powerful printer management tool that helps administrators manage the complexity of nowadays printing demands. OMPM not only helps...
- White papers 2007-03-07
- Configuring Dell OpenManage IT Assistant 8.0 to Monitor SNMP Traps Generated by VMware ESX Server
- This paper talks about configuring Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Version 8.0 to recognize and monitor SNMP traps generated by VMware ESX Server software. This is achieved by integrating VMware SNMP MIBs with IT Assistant. The VMware ESX Server software provides a set of MIBs which can be used to monitor...
- White papers 2007-01-01
- Proactive Maintenance and Adaptive Power Management Using Dell OpenManage Systems Management for VMware DRS Clusters
- This paper provides a framework for integrating Dell OpenManage systems management and VirtualCenter, using VMware SDK. Individual servers are aggregated to form cluster resources. Servers can be dynamically added or removed to be a part of the cluster resource based on either the current utilization of the cluster or health...
- White papers 2006-12-01
- Security Best Practices for Dell OpenManage Applications
- Security is often a trade-off between peace of mind and usability. The Dell OpenManage software suite helps enterprises avoid that compromise by offering security while enabling full functionality. Various components make up the Dell OpenManage suite, including Dell OpenManage Server Administrator OMSA, Dell OpenManage IT Assistant ITA, the Dell Remote...
- White papers 2006-05-01
- Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI): Support for the Common Information Model
- Dell OpenManage Systems Management products can play a significant role in managing costs throughout the life cycle of a networked client computer. The core of Dell's client management capabilities is provided through the Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation OMCI software agent. Using standard interfaces, OMCI exposes key system parameters that enable...
- White papers 2006-03-01
- Dell's OpenManage Approach to System Management: Simplification Through Standards and Partnerships
- System management is an essential requirement for the successful deployment and productive use of server hardware, server operating systems, and applications software. Increasingly, system hardware vendors are being judged on the manageability of their platforms from a number of different perspectives, including configuration, provisioning, deployment, availability, performance, change management, and...
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Unattended Management of the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Life Cycle
- Beginning with Dell OpenManage 4.3, IT administrators can enhance efficiency when managing their installed base of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator software by using the Microsoft Windows Installer service and Windows Management Instrumentation. This paper provides technical guidance that can help administrators achieve a high degree of automation throughout the Dell...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Exploring, Configuring and Optimizing the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Version 7.0 Discovery Service
- As Dell expands into the enterprise space, its systems management software must become more scalable, robust, configurable, and faster to adapt to customers' networks that are ever increasing in size and diversity. Beginning with IT Assistant ITA version 6.5 and continuing with ITA version 7.0, the improved Network Monitoring Service...
- White papers 2005-03-01
- Managing Dell PowerEdge Server Alerts Using Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
- Enterprise servers that run mission-critical applications should be designed to run error-free to help maximize performance and minimize downtime. It is critical that system administrators be notified of any system abnormalities before hardware failures occur if feasible - otherwise, as soon as possible. Eighth-generation Dell PowerEdge servers are enabled by...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Remote OS Deployment Using Dell OpenManage Server Assistant 8 and DRAC 4
- Administrators can take advantage of the Dell Remote Access Controller 4 (DRAC 4) and Dell OpenManage Server Assistant when deploying operating systems remotely on eighth-generation Dell servers. This paper provides a step-by-step approach to remotely deploying and configuring a Microsoft Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system on eighth-generation...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Using Log Messages and Alert Actions in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator has an excellent logging feature that stores the event messages and logs of Dell PowerEdge servers. System administrators can effectively monitor Dell PowerEdge servers by using error messages and alert actions provided by Dell OpenManage Server Administrator software. This paper analyzes several critical event logs and...
- White papers 2004-10-01
- Using Dell OpenManage Server Assistant 8.x to Optimize Installation of Dell PowerEdge Servers
- Dell OpenManage Server Assistant 8.x provides features designed to improve operating system OS installation on Dell PowerEdge servers. These features include network adapter teaming, OS installation replication, network download installation, and support for customized installation scripts. This paper explores how these features can help system administrators deploy various operating systems...
- White papers 2004-06-01
- Integrating Nagios and Ganglia With Dell OpenManage Server Administrator in Linux-Based Environments
- Enterprises that run the Red Hat Linux operating system on Dell PowerEdge servers can monitor system health proactively using open source tools such as Nagios and Ganglia. This paper explains how to integrate the monitoring capabilities of Nagios and Ganglia with the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator command-line interface. Ganglia is...
- White papers 2004-03-01
- Deploying Dell OpenManage on VMware ESX Server
- VMware ESX Server software divides a physical server into a group of logical computing resources by creating multiple, independent partitions - or virtual machines - that can run different applications and operating systems on the same hardware platform. Dell OpenManage systems management software works with VMware ESX Server to help...
- White papers 2004-03-01
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- Renowned Business School Quintuples Computing Power as It Builds Its Data Center of the Future With Dell Servers, Storage and Services
- The Wharton School needed to refresh its IT infrastructure with ultra-dense servers and storage to minimize its footprint and maximize its compute and storage capabilities in a new data center. Wharton consolidated existing IBM BladeCenter and storage infrastructure onto the leaner, more powerful Dell PowerEdge M1000e blade enclosure with ultra-dense...
- Case studies 2008-08-01
- Using the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server Core Installation Option
- The Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS offers an alternative Server Core installation option that creates a minimal environment for specific server functionality. Although this installation option can present challenges when upgrading Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers, administrators can use native tools and the Dell OpenManage™ suite to help customize Server Core installations...
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Dell Case Study: MaximumASP
- MaximumASP needed reliable hardware to grow its Web hosting business and support innovative, first-to-market product offerings such as the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Beta. MaximumASP has been running Dell hardware since the day the company powered on its first servers in 2000, and has since deployed a combination of Dell...
- Case studies 2008-03-01
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